Kitty Schwichiski

• Stress and anxiety
• Values and goals
• CBT and ACT methods

About Kitty

Kitty Schwichiski helps people reduce the impact of painful thoughts and feelings and to take practical steps towards clearer everyday living. She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, grief, trauma and a range of life changes using a mix of talking therapies and practical tools. Kitty is registered with NCPS and has seven years' experience in counselling work.

She uses short, practical exercises and conversations to identify common triggers and unhelpful thinking patterns. Sessions focus on understanding what maintains worry or low mood and on building small, manageable changes that make day-to-day life easier. Kitty offers time to talk through what is troubling someone and to work out next steps together.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and hypnotherapy techniques. That means sessions can include mindfulness exercises, values-based goal-setting, practical behaviour experiments and skills to manage intense feelings. Kitty aims to match methods to what the person needs rather than use a single formula.

She also addresses specific issues such as parenting strain, compassion fatigue, body image, chronic pain and illness, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, loneliness, midlife reassessment, OCD-related obsessions and compulsions, panic attacks, phobias, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, SAD, self-love and recovery after sexual assault and abuse.

Work with Kitty is collaborative. She listens, helps untangle worries and supports practical steps forward. People looking for clear, straightforward help with mood, stress or life transitions may find this approach useful.

How Kitty uses online therapy and approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unwanted thoughts and feelings and choose actions that reflect their values. It is often used to address anxiety, rumination and difficulties with motivation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with panic, depression and phobias. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's concerns at the centre of the work and uses listening and reflective conversation to develop clarity and self-directed goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kitty will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit those aims. This is a collaborative process and adaptations can be made as progress is reviewed.

Many people find online counselling helps fit sessions into daily life, for example by avoiding travel, making it easier to attend a short check-in during a lunch break, or allowing contact when someone cannot be in the same town as a counsellor. Confirm which session formats Kitty offers before booking so you know what to expect. Working online still allows for practical skill teaching, mindfulness exercises and values-based planning used in ACT and CBT approaches.

Topics Kitty lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• Body image
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Divorce and separation
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Hypnotherapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy

Questions about Kitty

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and related problems such as panic attacks and rumination are listed areas of focus.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and hypnotherapy techniques.

What experience does she have?

Kitty has seven years' experience in counselling work.

Is she registered and where does she practise?

She is registered with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I book sessions in English if I live abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.